FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Systems
Engineering II: SeaPerch ROV Challenge
Diving
into the SeaPerch ROV
SANDY HOOK, NJ DECEMBER
10, 2014-An ROV team from the Marine
Academy of Science and Technology will be testing their prototype ROV that they
have build in their Systems Engineering II class their senior year. They will
have to use their ROV to dive down into a pool and collect 3 different sized
blocks using a claw attached to the main hull. The ROV will be controlled with
a Playstation controller and wired to perform all of the tasks it needs to
navigate the Neptune Community pool.
The Student in question
is Guido Monteleone. He is a senior at the Marine Academy of Science and
Technology and he currently lives in Long Branch, NJ. For the ROV project, he
is the structural or mechanical engineer. He is responsible for the design, the
purchase of parts, and construction of the main body or hull for the ROV. He is
also responsible for attaching all of the components needed to run the ROV. He has a very important part of the ROV it
turns out. He is responsible for the unit as a whole. The unit is dependent on
his part. Guido and his two partners Andrew Schussler and Noah Grant are
building the project for their systems engineering class. Andrew is responsible
for the electronics while Noah is responsible for the claw used to grab the
objects. The project will be tested at the Neptune Community pool in Neptune,
NJ. The presentation for the project will be given on January 21, 2014 at 12:40
PM.
(picture was here, did not download properly)
Problem Being Solved
The group has found a
very interesting problem for them to solve. For years when a ship or airplane
crashed or sank into the ocean, they needed to send a human salvage diver to
hopefully gain access to the wreck and retrieve items if possible. This was a dangerous
task for several reasons. For starters, you are putting a human life at risk.
They might get caught in the wreck if they can even get into it at all. It is
also a very high-risk low reward situation. You might not even find what you
are looking for and have to go down again. This is where ROVs come in. They
pose no threat to the people using them and they can serve a number of
purposes. They can be used for research, salvage diving, and even in military
situations. The ROV can be used to safely navigate the wreck or area that is
inaccessible to human divers with no risk except losing the ROV, which is a lot
better than losing a life. That is what they intend to accomplish with this
solution of theirs. They intend to end the need for human salvage divers to
lower the risk of loss of life.
To sum up, this is the
SeaPerch ROV challenge. These three students: Guido Monteleone, Andrew
Schussler, and Noah Grant are building an Remotely Operated Vehicle or ROV to
replace the need for salvage divers and reduce the risk of losing a life or
lives. Guido will be designing and producing the structural body or chassis of
the ROV that everything will be attached to or built onto. They will be testing
this project at the Neptune Community pool sometime in late March or April. This
project ultimately has good intentions and it will be interesting to sea how
well they can accomplish what they intend to.
For more details about the
SeaPerch ROV project in Sandy Hook, NJ, contact gmonteleone@ctemc.org or visit The Marine Academy of Science and Technology at
rovmechanicalengineer.blogspot.com.
About the Marine Academy of Science
and Technology
The Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) is a co-ed four-year high school,
grades 9-12; one of five career academies administered by the Monmouth County
Vocational School District. The Marine Academy is fully accredited by the
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges and offers small classes with
close personal attention. The Marine Academy was founded in 1981 as a part-time
program, which has since grown to become a full-time diploma-granting program.
The school's curriculum focuses on marine sciences and marine
technology/engineering. The MAST program requires each student to participate
in the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) in lieu of Physical
Education.
MAST is located in the
Fort Hancock Historic Area at the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The school
campus is located adjacent to the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working
lighthouse in the country, in thirteen newly renovated buildings, within
walking distance of several beaches. The "Blue Sea" is a 65-foot
research vessel owned and operated by the Marine Academy and berthed at the
U.S. Coast Guard Station, Sandy Hook. The vessel is used in all facets of the
program.
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For
additional information:
Marine
Academy of Science and Technology
732-749-3360
Guido
Monteleone: gmonteleone@ctemc.org
John Cuttrell, V: 732-291-0995
